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BERLIN, April 18.--Baron Gunther von Huenefeld's popularity has been greatly increased through his successful transocean flight. The Nationalists are convinced that his triumph is good campaign material and ...
Message from Baron Huenefeld
Wide protests in Queens at election of B M Patten; Mayor Walker to follow activity; Tammany may fight Patten regime
Interchange of messages with Maj Fitzmaurice of German-Irish transatlantic airplane crew
interchange of messages with P McGilligan on flight
1928John Horlock, English engineer and academic (died 2015)[†]
Sir John Harold Horlock FRS FREng was a British professor of mechanical engineering, and was vice-chancellor of both the Open University and the University of Salford, as well as vice-president of the Royal Society. In 1977, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
1928Azlan Shah of Perak, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (died 2014)[†]
Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah was Sultan of Perak from 1984 until his death in 2014, the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, from 1989 to 1994, and the 5th Lord President of the Supreme Court, from 1982 to 1984.